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"Students today can"Students today can’’t prepare bark to calculate their t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend upon their slates which are problems. They depend upon their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when their slate is more expensive. What will they do when their slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write.dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write.

- Teachers Conference, 1703- Teachers Conference, 1703

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"Students today depend upon paper too much. "Students today depend upon paper too much. They donThey don’’t know how to write on slate without t know how to write on slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They cangetting chalk dust all over themselves. They can’’t t clean a slate properly. What will they do when clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper?"they run out of paper?"

-Principal-Principal’’s Association, 1815s Association, 1815

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"Students depend too much on ink. They don"Students depend too much on ink. They don’’t t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil."Pen and ink will never replace the pencil."

-National Association of Teachers, 1907-National Association of Teachers, 1907

"Students today depend upon store bought ink. They "Students today depend upon store bought ink. They dondon’’t know how to make their own. When they run out t know how to make their own. When they run out they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.on modern education.

-The Rural Teacher, 1929-The Rural Teacher, 1929

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"Students today depend upon these expensive "Students today depend upon these expensive fountain pins. They can no longer write with a straight fountain pins. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib (not to mention sharpening their own pen and nib (not to mention sharpening their own quills). We parents must not allow them to wallow in quills). We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business world, which is not so in the real business world, which is not so extravagant."extravagant."

-PTA Gazette, 1941-PTA Gazette, 1941http://www.flickr.com/photos/hi-phi/48771723/sizes/l/

"Ball point pens will be the ruin of education in our "Ball point pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use these devices and then throw them country. Students use these devices and then throw them away. The virtues of thrift and frugality are being away. The virtues of thrift and frugality are being discarded. Business and banks will never allow such discarded. Business and banks will never allow such expensive luxuries."expensive luxuries."

-The Federal Teacher-The Federal Teacher

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"Students today depend too much on hand-held "Students today depend too much on hand-held calculators."calculators."

-Anonymous, 1985-Anonymous, 1985

Today we still use pens, pencils and calculators. Today we still use pens, pencils and calculators. Now we have computers which make our lives Now we have computers which make our lives even easier and Ieven easier and I’’m sure that no matter what m sure that no matter what changes happen in the future someone will changes happen in the future someone will complain about it. complain about it.